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Healing after Gaslighting: On Stepping out of my Abusers’ Shoes
Having long been gaslighted by authority figures, I tend to gaslight myself, but I am done. Believing myself is healing, is health.
davikath8
Feb 131 min read
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PTSD and Me: Wounds into Wings, into Weapons
I didn’t have a PTSD episode while awaiting my colonoscopy to annoy my gastroenterologist, but annoyed he was. He is a busy, important...
davikath8
Jan 272 min read
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Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: A Cancer Survivor's PTSD
A survivor of multiple cancers reflects on her relationship with panic, how PTSD has shaped her life and her character.
davikath8
Oct 31, 20242 min read
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The Writer on Self-Creation
Not allowed to speak my thoughts or show my feelings, I was driven by my family of origin into art. More like, taken, tied, threatened,...
davikath8
May 22, 20222 min read
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On Escaping the Land of Delusion
I have broken the family contract. My mother enforced it: we (mother and three daughters) were never to acknowledge or object to my...
davikath8
May 12, 20221 min read
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Continuing the Dance
I keep waiting to be tried for my crimes against humanity. What crimes, you might ask? (I ask myself as well, in constant evaluation of...
davikath8
Feb 3, 20221 min read
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Healing from Psychiatry's Excesses
Because I was determined to live fully and deeply, I weaned myself off psychiatric drugs. The suffering was intense but worthwhile....
davikath8
Dec 16, 20212 min read
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Knowing When to Walk Away
Having recently cut all ties with my family of origin, I have moved from anger, shock, and loss to feelings of freedom, joy, and release....
davikath8
Dec 4, 20211 min read
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What Is Emotional Abuse
Source: Canadian Women’s Foundation https://canadianwomen.org/blog/signs-of-emotional-abuse/ According to the Canadian Department of...
davikath8
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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